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+ | |caption = GWR Riding and Dormitory Van 162] | ||
+ | |construc = GWR Swindon | ||
+ | |status = Static use | ||
+ | |wagno = 162 | ||
+ | |othernos = DW 162 | ||
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+ | |wagtype = Engineers vehicle | ||
+ | |telcode = None | ||
+ | |brakes = Vac fitted | ||
+ | |built = 1923 | ||
+ | |years1 = 1976 | ||
+ | |events1 = Preserved on SVR | ||
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+ | }}162 is a GWR 4-wheel Riding and Dormitory Van. In service these ran paired with 6-wheel Tool vans such as [[GWR 66 Breakdown Tool Van | GWR 66]], and were stationed at GWR loco sheds. The Tool and Riding Van pairs would be required to attend mishaps as fast as possible and were vacuum-braked to allow running at near express speeds. The riding vans were gas lit and had stoves for heating and cooking while on site.<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref> As Engineers' vehicles, they were not allocated a telegraphic code. | ||
− | 162 | + | ==Service and preservation== |
+ | 162 was built at Swindon in 1923.<ref>Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey</ref> It arrived on the SVR from Ashchurch on 23 April 1976. Ownership in the 1998 SVR stock book was recorded as ''Erlestoke Manor Fund Trustee''; the Erlestoke Manor Fund newsletter for March 2002 referred to ''Bob Marrows' ex GWR Permanent way van, much in use for painting and storing our small fittings''.<ref name=SB9/><ref>[http://www.erlestokemanorfund.co.uk/bradley-back-steam/ Erlestoke Manor Fund newsletter for March 2002]</ref> In February 2020 Bob Marrows offered to transfer ownership of the van to [[The Erlestoke Manor Fund]] for a nominal sum, on condition the Fund would maintain it and respect its historical value. This transfer duly took place in March 2020.<ref>EMF Newsletter 74, April 2020</ref> | ||
− | 162 | + | 162 and another riding van, [[GWR 9 Riding/Dormitory Van|GWR 9]], are both located in [[Bewdley Down Yard]] behind the 'tent' under which [[2047 Warwickshire]] is being restored. |
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]] | [[Category:Rolling stock in Bewdley Down Yard]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 29 October 2021
GWRGreat Western Railway 162 Riding/Dormitory Van | |
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GWRGreat Western Railway Riding and Dormitory Van 162] | |
Built By | GWRGreat Western Railway Swindon |
Status | Static use |
Number | 162 |
Other Numbers | DW 162 |
History | |
Built | 1923 |
Type | Engineers vehicle |
Telegraphic code | None |
Brakes | Vac fitted |
1976 | Preserved on SVRSevern Valley Railway |
Service and preservation
162 was built at Swindon in 1923.[2] It arrived on the SVRSevern Valley Railway from Ashchurch on 23 April 1976. Ownership in the 1998 SVRSevern Valley Railway stock book was recorded as Erlestoke Manor Fund Trustee; the Erlestoke Manor Fund newsletter for March 2002 referred to Bob Marrows' ex GWRGreat Western Railway Permanent way van, much in use for painting and storing our small fittings.[1][3] In February 2020 Bob Marrows offered to transfer ownership of the van to The Erlestoke Manor Fund for a nominal sum, on condition the Fund would maintain it and respect its historical value. This transfer duly took place in March 2020.[4]
162 and another riding van, GWR 9, are both located in Bewdley Down Yard behind the 'tent' under which 2047 Warwickshire is being restored.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Ninth Edition
- ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
- ↑ Erlestoke Manor Fund newsletter for March 2002
- ↑ EMF Newsletter 74, April 2020